Author Topic: Migration: Raptors / Spring  (Read 19805 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline RCF

  • Phanatic
  • Old Bird
  • ***
  • Posts: 4,291
Re: Spring Migration - 2015
« Reply #56 on: March 12, 2015, 15:17 »
They were spotted here in Brandon too, but probably not the same flock.  ;D

Offline GCG

  • Phanatic
  • Old Bird
  • ***
  • Posts: 1,646
Re: Spring Migration - 2015
« Reply #55 on: March 12, 2015, 14:52 »
I saw them too! I also heard they are showing up at Fort Whyte.

Offline closet birder

  • Falcon Fan
  • Hatchling
  • **
  • Posts: 28
Re: Spring Migration - 2015
« Reply #54 on: March 12, 2015, 13:54 »
Saw a flock of Canada Geese this morning by Polo Park. They were heading south!  :D

Offline allikat

  • Phanatic
  • Old Bird
  • ***
  • Posts: 3,385
Re: Spring Migration - 2015
« Reply #53 on: March 01, 2015, 20:06 »

Thanks to allikat for this one!

http://hawkcount.org/index.php
You're very welcome!

Offline GCG

  • Phanatic
  • Old Bird
  • ***
  • Posts: 1,646
Re: Spring Migration - 2015
« Reply #52 on: February 26, 2015, 04:30 »
  :) Thanks bcbird for posting this information. As you can tell, I am very anxious for the return of our falcons. At present, I am watching a Great Horned Owl cam from Savannah, Georgia. They have a night vision camera as well. I am posting the site if you care to watch. There are two owlets. They certainly grow fast. They are three weeks old.

http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/46/Great_Horned_Owls/?utm_source=Cornell+Lab+eNews&utm_campaign=3854016a9f-Cornell_Lab_eNews_2015_01_21&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_47588b5758-3854016a9f-278023401

Offline bcbird

  • Phanatic
  • Old Bird
  • ***
  • Posts: 2,445
Re: Spring Migration - 2015
« Reply #51 on: February 25, 2015, 18:17 »
I used the Search tab above and typed Migration.  I found the topic Migration: Raptors Spring and scrolled through to find mention of a website.  Thanks to allikat for this one!

http://hawkcount.org/index.php

Offline GCG

  • Phanatic
  • Old Bird
  • ***
  • Posts: 1,646
Migration / Raptors - Spring
« Reply #50 on: February 21, 2015, 04:38 »
Has migration begun? Would love to view the migration site, however, I don't know the site. Can someone post this information, please. Thanks.  :)

Offline allikat

  • Phanatic
  • Old Bird
  • ***
  • Posts: 3,385
Re: Migration: Raptors / Spring 2013
« Reply #49 on: April 29, 2013, 23:29 »
According to the Windygates site, another 20 Peregrines were spotted April 28th, and 17 Peregrines were spotted today!  Well folks, I can do the math, and that's an aweful lot of Peregrines coming through!  I think this is absolutely promising news for this phenominal raptor! 

Offline Moonstar

  • Phanatic
  • Fledgling
  • ***
  • Posts: 963
Re: Migration: Raptors / Spring 2013
« Reply #48 on: April 27, 2013, 18:44 »
Today when I went to St. Adolphe there were a few people at the bridge set up with scopes, binoculars, chairs etc looking up in the sky. 
Was good to finally see them there again. 

Offline RCF

  • Phanatic
  • Old Bird
  • ***
  • Posts: 4,291
Re: Migration: Raptors / Spring 2013
« Reply #47 on: April 27, 2013, 07:42 »
WOW!! 46 peregrines were counted at Windygates yesterday. Hopefully some of those are our Manitoba birds.  :)


« Last Edit: April 27, 2013, 07:45 by RCF »

Offline Cooper

  • Phanatic
  • Chick
  • ***
  • Posts: 426
Re: Migration: Raptors / Spring 2013
« Reply #46 on: April 26, 2013, 15:04 »
Speaking of spring migration...in the last two days, I have seen, literally, thousands upon thousands of snow geese way up high flying West.  It's absolutely amazing to see and hear!

Wow! That would be! Funny, I had always thought snow geese were an endangered species, but I Googled and discovered that they are doing well. Yay!

Offline allikat

  • Phanatic
  • Old Bird
  • ***
  • Posts: 3,385
Re: Migration: Raptors / Spring 2013
« Reply #45 on: April 26, 2013, 14:00 »
Speaking of spring migration...in the last two days, I have seen, literally, thousands upon thousands of snow geese way up high flying West.  It's absolutely amazing to see and hear!

Offline The Peregrine Chick

  • Administrator
  • Old Bird
  • *****
  • Posts: 11,630
    • Peregrine Falcon Recovery Project (Manitoba)
Re: Migration: Raptors / Spring 2013
« Reply #44 on: April 26, 2013, 12:34 »
Holy cats, Windygates in the Pembina Valley reported 22 peregrines going through yesterday (April 25th).  That brings this year's total through the valley to 57 when it is normally 2!

Just a note, the Pembina Valley site has had what a much more experienced birder called a "sustained and more organized hawk watch" the last couple of years but still this number is astounding!  Who knows who might turn up where or how far west some of these birds may be heading ...

Wishing I'd been at Windygates yesterday ...  :'(

Offline allikat

  • Phanatic
  • Old Bird
  • ***
  • Posts: 3,385
Re: Migration: Raptors / Spring 2013
« Reply #43 on: April 22, 2013, 23:50 »
Sorry... Could not find te "hawkcount" thread...  So, if anyone has been on that site lately, you might want to.  The hawks are on the move.  6 peregrines were spotted at Windygates hawk site the other day, and 1 Peregrine was spotted in St. Adolphe!  Very interesting....


From TPC:  moved post to migration threat
« Last Edit: April 23, 2013, 09:16 by The Peregrine Chick »

Offline RCF

  • Phanatic
  • Old Bird
  • ***
  • Posts: 4,291
Re: Migration: Raptors / Spring 2013
« Reply #42 on: March 18, 2013, 10:54 »
One peregrine spotted on March 17th in Borrego Valley and 585 Swainson's hawks. :o

2013-03-17: Borrego Valley , Borrego Springs, California, USA

http://www.hawkcount.org/day_summary.php?rsite=545&ryear=2013&rmonth=03&rday=17&PHPSESSID=2cb2499ae5c5e40cb232ad6bb80faf14